[sles-beta] AutoYast Issues SLES12 B9 - with steps and screenshots/sample files

[Josef Reidinger]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:07:48 +1000
"Darren Thompson" <darrent at akurit.com.au> wrote:

> Team
> 
> I'm having some issues with the SLES12 B9 autoyast workflows:.
> 
> I'm doing the following:
> 1. Create "install server" with all media (Sles12, HA and each of the
> modules).
> 2. Boot from "mini" disk and pass "install=http://{install
> server}/{repo name}/CD1"
> 3. Do "accept all defaults" install.
> 4. Log into server and run yast/autoinstall module.
> 5. Open /root/autoinst.xml file (example attached -
> B9-autoinst.xml
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c753c94b3a6fd&attid=0.5&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdqpot5&zw>
>  ) and get bootloader error (screenshot attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9-dogfooding.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c7513c1f8c36e&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdkw6a0&zw>
> ).
> 6. customise auto-yast file and save (example attached -
> test01-autoyast-B9.xm
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c75482fe3c9b4&attid=0.6&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdrq0x6&zw>
>   ) and copy resulting autoyast file to "install server"
> 7.  Boot from "mini" disk and pass "install=http://{install
> server}/{repo path}/CD1 autoyast=http://{install server}/{autoyast
> path}/{autoyastfile.xml}
> 8. Install runs but throws bootloader error (screenshot attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c750cb4d85cad&attid=0.2&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdmi3a1&zw>
>  ), I select "skip/continue"
> 9. Install appears to complete and goes into "yast - first boot"
> screen and gets stuck (screenshot attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9-stuck-first-boot.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c752492fee5b6&attid=0.3&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdolsf3&zw>
> ), I reboot server.
> 10. Server boots to generic (un-themed) GUI login screen (screenshot
> attached -
> Autoyast-error-B9-unconfigured-login_screen.png
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c753016916dc2&attid=0.4&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdpm214&zw>
> ).
> 
> Is any of this new issues???? which if any of these are worth raising
> new SR's for?
> 

Hi,
I do not see this issue yet, so please report it (at least bootloader
part). It looks like it should be quite easy to fix it.

Josef

> Regards
> Darren
> 
> 
>